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Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
At Abbott, we believe people with diabetes should be empowered to enjoy healthy and happy lives. That’s why we’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health more effectively and comfortably, with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.
Our Diabetes division currently has an opportunity for a hands-on AI Engineer/Architect who will drive the design, development, and implementation of GenAI solutions across our products and teams.This isn't just an architecture role — you’ll build, code, integrate, optimize, and lead, working directly with LLMs, APIs, and AI pipelines.#software
What You'll Do
Build and Integrate AI Solutions using LLM APIs (OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Anthropic, Mistral) — not just plan, but hands-on develop.
Shape LLM behavior through prompt engineering, guardrail development, and fine-tuning pipelines.
Design and build scalable APIs (e.g., FastAPI, Flask) to enable AI-driven features across products.
Lead performance tuning and ensure system scalability across mobile and cloud platforms.
Implement GenAI Safety Best Practices, focusing on hallucination mitigation and secure model usage.
Estimate and optimize costs for large-scale cloud LLM operations (10–20M/year scale).
Consult and Communicate AI strategies to legal, compliance, quality, and executive teams — tailoring technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Own and Drive Tactical Execution of AI initiatives across multiple products, not just providing oversight.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years of experience or Master's Degree with 7+ years of related software architecture experience (not all AI related) across mobile and cloud platforms.
4–8 years of hands-on experience developing and implementing AI/LLM architecture and solutions. (Flexibility on years given AI’s rapid evolution.)
Strong Python development skills— building new APIs, integrating LLMs, and engineering GenAI applications.
Deep experience working with cloud-based LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Anthropic, Mistral models).
Testing and Debugging—proficiency in AI app testing techniques, including unit testing, integration testing, and UI testing across various mobile devices and operating system platforms.
Strong communication and documentation skills— producing diagrams, demos, and technical artifacts that make AI strategies understandable and actionable.
Proven ability to design for cost efficiency and scalability.
Strategic thinker who balances technical innovation with business needs.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience developing GenAI agents and LLM meshes.
Background in large enterprise architecture or scaling AI solutions across multiple business units.
Experience working in or around regulated industries (healthcare, life sciences, finance) is a plus.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is
$111,300.00 – $222,700.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
India only
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